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How long does it take to make 4,000 eggs disappear? A lot less time than it does to stuff them and place them. That fact was proven yet again last Saturday at the Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce’s annual Easter Egg Hunt.

( Ed. note: Jessica Conner has announced her candidacy for the office of court clerk of Kingfisher County. She has authorized the Times & Free Press to run the following announcement.)I am Jessica Conner, resident of Kingfisher for 36 years.

Candidate filing for county offices begins at 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 3, when the filing period opens, remind Kingfisher County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts.

A recent traffic stop outside of Kingfisher resulted in a hefty drug bust and left two children in custody of the state.Arrested on March 20 by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Eckhardt were Mario Guevara Ramos, 21, and Jordan Teter, 22, both of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.

Kingfisher High School has named its Students of the Month for February 2024.Students are chosen based on many characteristics including responsibility, leadership, work ethic, reliability, kindness and more.

Hennessey Town Clerk Kelley Vaverka’s full-time job schedule at Love’s Country Stores put a kink in possibly changing the town board’s monthly meeting nights.The conflict came during a 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, special Board of Trustees and Utilities Authority meetings.

Maxine Masquelier proudly shows off her great-great-granddaughter Oaklynn Denise Beavers, who is just four weeks old. Oaklynn makes five living generations in Masquelier’s family.

Kingfisher County OHCE members met March 12 for their annual Spring Council meeting at the Scissortail Crossing Events Venue in Kingfisher.Omega OHCE served as the host group.Dot Miller, county OHCE president, presided over the business meeting.

Kingfisher County commissioners approved a bid of $6,400 from Pinnacle Consulting Management Group to do all title work, right-of-way and other preliminary work on a bridge in District 1.

The preliminary hearing for two former Kingfisher High School football coaches facing felony charges has been set.The hearing for Jeff Myers and Micah Nall will be June 27-28 and, if necessary, July 1, at Kingfisher County District Court.